From the Director Archive

  • If you’ll notice, we have the three geographical regions of North Carolina in our logo. The blue wavy lines represent the east, the trees are there for the Piedmont and...

    Behind the Roads to Justice Logo

    If you’ll notice, we have the three geographical regions of North Carolina in our logo. The blue wavy lines represent the east, the trees are there for the Piedmont and...

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  • Attention supporters! We are kicking off our first ever fundraiser. We plan to raise $5,000 by November 10. We’ve worked so far using our own funds, but the time has...

    R2JNC Fundraiser

    Attention supporters! We are kicking off our first ever fundraiser. We plan to raise $5,000 by November 10. We’ve worked so far using our own funds, but the time has...

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  • Sesame Street is debuting a new muppet, a seven-year old girl named Lily, who is dealing with what is euphemistically called “food security issues”. Currently she is scheduled to appear in only...

    Talking about Poverty with Children

    Sesame Street is debuting a new muppet, a seven-year old girl named Lily, who is dealing with what is euphemistically called “food security issues”. Currently she is scheduled to appear in only...

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  • A friend of mine, I’ll call her Betty, had a very unpleasant experience with a customer service representative at a local discount department store. After waiting in a long line...

    Blame the Poor Part 2

    A friend of mine, I’ll call her Betty, had a very unpleasant experience with a customer service representative at a local discount department store. After waiting in a long line...

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  • It doesn’t take long to notice the increasingly negative rhetoric against the poor in the last couple of years. Even as people are losing their jobs and homes all around...

    Blame the Poor?

    It doesn’t take long to notice the increasingly negative rhetoric against the poor in the last couple of years. Even as people are losing their jobs and homes all around...

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  • Yesterday I walked into the Citizens Against Domestic Violence office and saw a few boxes of blueberries, an unidentified melon and about 1000 over-ripe bananas. That’s a lot of bananas....

    The 1000 Banana Dilemma – Genuine Charity?

    Yesterday I walked into the Citizens Against Domestic Violence office and saw a few boxes of blueberries, an unidentified melon and about 1000 over-ripe bananas. That’s a lot of bananas....

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  • Arrogant attorney stereotypes aside, there is a problem with the legal profession. Lawyers are constantly sharing news about the job market for lawyers and it isn’t good. In fact, the...

    The Legal Profession & The Great Recession.

    Arrogant attorney stereotypes aside, there is a problem with the legal profession. Lawyers are constantly sharing news about the job market for lawyers and it isn’t good. In fact, the...

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  •   Roads to Justice NC’s fundamental goal is to help women to solve problems for themselves. Most people understand that problems are multifaceted, but normally lawyers keep their solutions within...

    Lawyers Who Listen – Empathy and the Law

      Roads to Justice NC’s fundamental goal is to help women to solve problems for themselves. Most people understand that problems are multifaceted, but normally lawyers keep their solutions within...

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  • Legal Aid of North Carolina is closing 3 offices, including Henderson, which was the closest office to Warren County where we have been working. They are eliminating 30 positions in...

    Legal Aid North Carolina Cuts

    Legal Aid of North Carolina is closing 3 offices, including Henderson, which was the closest office to Warren County where we have been working. They are eliminating 30 positions in...

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  • Today I had a fantastic meeting with the Director of Career and Legal Programs, Beth Vasquez at the Women’s Center in Chapel Hill. We talked about potential areas for collaboration, as...

    The Women’s Center

    Today I had a fantastic meeting with the Director of Career and Legal Programs, Beth Vasquez at the Women’s Center in Chapel Hill. We talked about potential areas for collaboration, as...

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